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HRIS Analyst roles sit squarely within H-1B visa specialty occupation territory, requiring a bachelor's degree in information systems, HR management, or a related field. Employers filing on your behalf must certify a prevailing wage through DOL before USCIS approves the petition, and the annual H-1B visa cap means timing your job search around the April lottery window matters.
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Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, PepsiCo, and many more.
As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Whether you're an experienced manufacturing professional or looking to start a new career, we provide the support and development you need to succeed.
At ALPLA, we invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.
What You Can Expect from ALPLA
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Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Childcare and dependent care savings programs
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance programs
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Employee recognition programs
- Hands-on training and professional development
- A stable, growing company committed to sustainability
Ready to Build Your Future?
Join a team where your contributions matter, your development is supported, and your career can grow with a global industry leader.
Apply today and discover what a career at ALPLA can offer.
What Will You Enjoy Doing
- HRIS Administration
- Maintain and support HRIS platforms (e.g. UKG or similar systems)
- Ensure accuracy, integrity, and security of employee data through regular audits
- Configure workflows, business processes, and system settings
- Manage user access, roles, and permissions
- Troubleshoot system issues and provide end-user support
- Coordinate system upgrades, patches, and enhancements
- Reporting & Analytics
- Develop, maintain, and distribute standard and ad hoc HR reports
- Create dashboards and metrics to support HR and business decisions
- Analyze HR data trends and provide actionable insights
- Support internal and external audits with required data
- Integrations & Data Management
- Manage HRIS integrations with payroll, benefits, and third-party systems
- Monitor and resolve file transfer issues (e.g., EDI feeds)
- Ensure proper data mapping and system compatibility
- Support data migration and system implementation
- Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes through system enhancements
- Document system configurations, workflows, and standard operating procedures
- Participate in HRIS implementations and continuous improvement initiatives
What Makes You Great
Education:
- Minimum 4-year Degree (Bachelors) in related field or equivalent, preferred
Experience:
- 2-5 years’ hands-on experience supporting HRIS systems or HR/payroll operations
- 2-5 years’ hands-on experience with UKG suite of products
Skills:
- Ability to prioritize tasks with minimal supervision and excellent time management skills
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to support end users
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
- Knowledge of HR processes across the employee lifecycle (hire, transfer, termination, etc.)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis)
- Experience with reporting tools and dashboard creation
- Familiarity with HRIS integrations, file transfers, and data interfaces (e.g., EDI)
- Understanding of system configuration, workflows, and user security roles
- Experience with HRIS implementations, upgrades, or system migrations
- Experience in a multi-state or global organization
Certifications/Licenses:
- N/A
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:
- The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
- The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
- The employee is regularly required to sit.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).
ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
Build a Career, Not Just a Job
Join ALPLA, a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions serving some of the world's most recognized brands, including P&G, Unilever, L'Oréal, PepsiCo, and many more.
As a family-owned company with locations around the world, ALPLA offers stable careers, hands-on training, competitive benefits, and opportunities for growth. Whether you're an experienced manufacturing professional or looking to start a new career, we provide the support and development you need to succeed.
At ALPLA, we invest in our people, promote from within, and foster a culture focused on safety, teamwork, innovation, and continuous improvement. From apprenticeship programs and technical training to leadership development opportunities, ALPLA is committed to helping employees build long-term careers.
What You Can Expect from ALPLA
-
Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) with company match
- Childcare and dependent care savings programs
- Paid vacation and holidays
- Company-paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement and educational assistance programs
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Employee recognition programs
- Hands-on training and professional development
- A stable, growing company committed to sustainability
Ready to Build Your Future?
Join a team where your contributions matter, your development is supported, and your career can grow with a global industry leader.
Apply today and discover what a career at ALPLA can offer.
What Will You Enjoy Doing
- HRIS Administration
- Maintain and support HRIS platforms (e.g. UKG or similar systems)
- Ensure accuracy, integrity, and security of employee data through regular audits
- Configure workflows, business processes, and system settings
- Manage user access, roles, and permissions
- Troubleshoot system issues and provide end-user support
- Coordinate system upgrades, patches, and enhancements
- Reporting & Analytics
- Develop, maintain, and distribute standard and ad hoc HR reports
- Create dashboards and metrics to support HR and business decisions
- Analyze HR data trends and provide actionable insights
- Support internal and external audits with required data
- Integrations & Data Management
- Manage HRIS integrations with payroll, benefits, and third-party systems
- Monitor and resolve file transfer issues (e.g., EDI feeds)
- Ensure proper data mapping and system compatibility
- Support data migration and system implementation
- Process Improvement
- Identify opportunities to streamline HR processes through system enhancements
- Document system configurations, workflows, and standard operating procedures
- Participate in HRIS implementations and continuous improvement initiatives
What Makes You Great
Education:
- Minimum 4-year Degree (Bachelors) in related field or equivalent, preferred
Experience:
- 2-5 years’ hands-on experience supporting HRIS systems or HR/payroll operations
- 2-5 years’ hands-on experience with UKG suite of products
Skills:
- Ability to prioritize tasks with minimal supervision and excellent time management skills
- Strong customer service orientation and ability to support end users
- High attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively across teams
- Knowledge of HR processes across the employee lifecycle (hire, transfer, termination, etc.)
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (pivot tables, formulas, data analysis)
- Experience with reporting tools and dashboard creation
- Familiarity with HRIS integrations, file transfers, and data interfaces (e.g., EDI)
- Understanding of system configuration, workflows, and user security roles
- Experience with HRIS implementations, upgrades, or system migrations
- Experience in a multi-state or global organization
Certifications/Licenses:
- N/A
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:
- The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
- The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
- The employee is regularly required to sit.
- The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 lbs, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 lbs and occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 lbs.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA).
ALPLA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: ALPLA is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at ALPLA are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. ALPLA will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a HRIS Analyst
Map your degree to SOC codes
USCIS evaluates specialty occupation by matching your degree field to the role's Standard Occupational Classification code. For HRIS Analysts, SOC 15-1211 or 13-1071 are the most defensible fits. Pull the O*NET profile for both and confirm your degree aligns before applying.
Target employers with active LCA filings
Use Migrate Mate to filter HRIS Analyst openings by verified LCA filing history. Employers who have certified Labor Condition Applications for this role before are operationally ready to sponsor you, skipping the internal approval delays that stall offers at unprepared companies.
Verify prevailing wage before negotiating
Run your target role, location, and experience level through the OFLC Wage Search before salary discussions. Your employer must pay at least the DOL prevailing wage, so knowing Levels I through IV upfront prevents offers that can't clear the LCA certification threshold.
Ask about cap-exempt employer eligibility early
Universities, nonprofit research organizations, and government entities are cap-exempt, meaning your petition bypasses the annual H-1B lottery entirely. HRIS roles exist inside these organizations and are valid specialty occupation positions, so qualifying employers can file any time of year.
Request premium processing in writing
Standard USCIS adjudication can run several months, but premium processing guarantees a 15-business-day decision on your I-129 petition. Get your employer's HR team to confirm premium processing in the offer letter before you resign from any current role.
Document system certifications before the petition files
Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, and Oracle HCM certifications strengthen the specialty occupation argument in your H-1B petition. Gather official completion records from the vendor before your employer files, since adding credentials after USCIS issues an RFE is procedurally harder.
H-1B Visa HRIS Analyst: Frequently Asked Questions
Does an HRIS Analyst role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, provided the employer can demonstrate the position normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field such as information systems, computer science, or HR management. Roles that accept any unrelated degree weaken the specialty occupation argument. The O*NET profile for the relevant SOC code is useful evidence when USCIS scrutinizes the filing.
How do I find HRIS Analyst employers who are already set up to sponsor H-1B visas?
Search on Migrate Mate, which surfaces HRIS Analyst openings filtered by verified DOL Labor Condition Application filing history. Employers who have certified LCAs for this role in recent years have already navigated the prevailing wage process and have HR or legal infrastructure in place, which significantly reduces the risk of an offer falling through during the sponsorship stage.
What happens to my H-1B status if my employer changes HRIS platforms mid-project?
Your H-1B status is tied to your employer and job duties, not the specific software in use. A platform migration doesn't require a new petition as long as your core role, salary, and location remain within the scope of your approved I-129. If your duties shift materially or you move to a new work location, your employer may need to file an amended petition with USCIS.
Can I switch HRIS Analyst jobs while my H-1B is pending or already approved?
If you have an approved H-1B and your new employer files an H-1B transfer petition, you can begin work at the new company as soon as the transfer petition is received by USCIS, under portability rules, without waiting for approval. The receiving employer must file before your current authorized period ends, and the roles should be in the same or similar occupational classification.
Does remote work affect H-1B compliance for an HRIS Analyst position?
Yes. Your employer must file a new or amended LCA reflecting each work location where you spend a significant amount of time, including your home address if you work remotely. DOL requires a notice be posted at each certified worksite. Employers who don't update the LCA for remote arrangements risk compliance violations during a DOL audit, which can affect your status.